I guess it could have been worse. Below is probably the final email from BSX. It is GOOD that they have kept the servers going for a year and great that the code is released to the public to work on. Yes ‘end of life’ is a fact of life for products and all of…
BSX Insight Trade-In & Switch to MOXY The options moving forwards with BSX Insight look fairly stark. DCRAINMAKER seems to have been in contact with numerous people connected to BSX Insight and has declared that “BSX Insight Is Dead“. Source: link to dcrainmaker.com Some (all?WAHOO…no?) of the BSX Insight functionality requires the online service to…
My last update was that LVL hydration sensors were in ‘alpha’ round about now and that the data that had been produced so far has been good. A recent update seems to now be setting a schedule for one year hence (2018). There also seems to be a round of investment from Samsung and that…
WARNING: COMPANY MAY BE IN DIFFICULTIES April’s update on Kickstarter for BSX’s LVL Hydration monitor shows that BSX are pretty much on schedule…always good news. The original schedule I believe was for a product in June 2017. That’s soon and they are on Alpha devices now. I was aware sometime ago that some studies had…
The 2nd Generation BSX Insight device measures muscle oxygenation through Near Infra-Red Spectroscopy and also estimates your Lactate Threshold Heart Rates (LTHR, LT2). Benefits The benefits are two-fold. Firstly it provides a convenient, personal means of assessing the progress of your training through trends in LTHR. Secondly it gives you data as you exercise to…
Triathlon gear to make us better, faster, stronger and prettier (well the first 3) in 2017
To put our gadgetry into perspective – I had my best ever running stats today: ‘Good Mornings’ sent/received – 11/3 [Total 14 or 1.40/km] Gates opened for cyclists/other people – 3 Injuries – 0 (niggle) Smile ratio – 1.5/km Under-Control to Out-of-Control Dogs Ratio – 7:1 I thought the above light-hearted comments might not be appreciated too much so here are…
WARNING: COMPANY MAY BE IN DIFFICULTIES BSX’s Kickstarter campaign for the LVL hydration monitor is over 12.5x ahead of their initial funding goal of $50,000 This will be an activity tracker that also has optical HR and hydration level measurement. The solution will be brought together by a smartphone app and I have seen…
The clever little optical sensor in TomTom’s highly successful Runner2/SPARK was developed by South African company LIFEQ – seen here on the right. Whilst we have all figured out by now that optical HR on the wrist has its limitations, TomTom’s implementation was good. Indeed, LIFEQ’s measurement solution is validated (here). All well and good. Presumably…
The MOXY Monitor device measures muscle oxygenation through Near Infra-Red Spectroscopy (NIRS). MOXY uses the nature of the reflected light to determine the amount of oxygenated blood. Oxygen in the muscle of an endurance athlete is obviously important. Although as we shall start to see, muscle oxygenation is more complex than a layman’s understanding of HR. Unboxing +…
Having not cycled for a couple of weeks I was getting withdrawal symptoms and I also had a new toy to play with. Well I’ve had it for a few weeks. Some form of exercise was probably also de rigeur (what’s the English for that?) for getting rid of my marathon legs. It’s the MOXY…
The BSX Insight device measures muscle oxygenation through Near Infra-Red Spectroscopy and, amongst other things, has a crack at estimating your Lactate Threshold Heart Rates. This post is initially heavy on unboxing, contents, setting up and a few thoughts on some of my first uses of it. Essentially it will provide a reference link for…
Rather than read someone like me wittering on about SmO2, here’s a nice infographic from MOXY. Of particular interest half way down is the uses of this kind of product. It really is NOT JUST for working out something equivalent to your lactate threshold. We’ve all got a bit bored with HR, pace, speed, cadence,…
I had planned to write something a bit more in-depth about the BSX Insight’s approach to estimating your threshold efforts. However it was so straightforward that it just merits a quick nod in the right direction. Before I start though here are three things to bear in mind. It seems pretty accurate based on ONE TEST…
This image was from last night’s ‘fun’ run. What you are looking at is power, HR and muscle oxygen (SmO2) – from running. Not the most promising of graphs admittedly! Purpose: I’m tapering, the taper requires a few short HM paced intervals. Also I am testing out weird combinations of kit. Just because they were there to…
